4.8 ·
Discover Tower Bridge from the inside, not just the postcard view. Walk the high-level glass floor 42 metres above the Thames, then descend into the Victorian engine rooms that once powered its raising mechanism.
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Completed in 1894 to a design by Horace Jones, Tower Bridge combines a working suspension bridge with a raising bascule mechanism built to let tall ships through to the Pool of London, a feat of Victorian engineering still in occasional use today. The Tower Bridge Exhibition takes visitors up into the high-level walkways, including a glass floor 42 metres above the Thames, and down into the Victorian engine rooms that once powered the lifting machinery.
With a 4.8 rating from over 184,000 reviews — the highest in this batch — it's clearly a standout, and reviewers particularly single out the mix of views and mechanical history rather than just the postcard exterior. Best suited to visitors willing to pay for the exhibition rather than just admire it from the bank.
Completed in 1894 to a design by Horace Jones, Tower Bridge combines a working suspension bridge with a raising bascule mechanism built to let tall ships through to the Pool of London, a feat of Victorian engineering still in occasional use today. The Tower Bridge Exhibition takes visitors up into the high-level walkways, including a glass floor 42 metres above the Thames, and down into the Victorian engine rooms that once powered the lifting machinery.
With a 4.8 rating from over 184,000 reviews — the highest in this batch — it's clearly a standout, and reviewers particularly single out the mix of views and mechanical history rather than just the postcard exterior. Best suited to visitors willing to pay for the exhibition rather than just admire it from the bank.
Duration
45 min
Best time
morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening
Intensity
Moderate walking
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Reviews
Impressive, there were 3 of us and we enjoyed the story, the view, the impressive work for this construction, the machines. A must-visit
BELLINGARD, France
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